Politics in general

One of the essential creeds of successful politics is: Always ask for their vote. Washington Post blogger Chris Cillizza has started an annual ranking of state political blogs.Sure it’s a gimmick to get us to link to his blog, but then maybe he’ll link back to us. We’re asking for your vote as one of […]
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The Texas House OK’d its first bill of the session — a measure to expand incentives for the film industry. It took only minutes. Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, explained House Bill 873 and the House approved it on a voice vote, no questions asked. Another vote is required before the bill goes to the Senate […]
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O.K. so there’s a lot of things wrong with polling a presidential race four years in advance when the president is in his honeymoon period and the potential opponent has fallen off the nightly news. But it’s fun anyway. Public Policy Polling has a new survey that shows President Obama would mop up in a […]
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A new study by Princeton University researchers found that at least in one instance the closing of a local newspaper resulted in lower voter turnout. The study found that the 2007 closing of the relatively small Cincinnati Post could be linking to a loss of vibrant politics in the suburbs of northern Kentucky which were […]
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A new University of Texas poll found Texans are worried about the economy and overwhelmingly support requiring identification to vote. Texans also want to see the state increase spending on higher education: <blockquote><p>”The survey found that 81 percent of those polled said the country was worse off than a year ago, down somewhat from the […]
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